Weekends off.

Notice the gal on the fallen tree? She's eating up all those ants living inside it- smart gal!

We all deserve them some times.

Today was the first day that I let the gals out of their big yard into our big yard in awhile.  With the hawks and a giant mangy fox (not Ash) that pays them a visit every now and then, I have been leary to.  But we have been home all day, and David has been working outside so it was long over due for these gals to let loose.Literally.

They didn't quite know what to do at first. I opened both their gate and the coop door, so while I did that they ran back into the coop. When they actually realized they could run around OUR big yard- it was game on.

Somehow its medicinal to me to look out the kitchen window while washing bottles and see a flock of 30 some odd chicken running loose.  To then step outside and have the three growing peeps greet you at the steps (cause they've taken up fort underneath our porch)  I just love it.

On another awesome chicken note- more peeps have hatched today!  The red Momma has faithfully sat on those eggs for 22 days now- and away they hatched!  SO far I think we have six, and she is still sitting on a good number of eggs, so were not quite sure how many we will end up with.  We were not sure initially what eggs were fertilized and what were.  We did lose one chick already though- it was fully developed but looked as if the Momma knew something was wrong with it.  Only its feet were out of the shell and the chick was still folded up inside.  Its sad but I'd rather it not make it from the very start- than to have it lose its life later on like our other chicks did.  The colors we got are a light almost white gray, some yellows, and a black chick with a white chest- much like a penguin:)  Pics to come as soon as I can see them all!